Goal: Your task is to create a play, soliloquy, or poem. Role: You are a founding father who is attending the Constitutional Convention. (You will be choosing one of six founding fathers: George Washington, John Adams, James Madison, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson or Alexander Hamilton.)
Audience: Your target audience is your fellow founding fathers. (classmates)
Situation: The context you find yourself in is: It's 1787 and you've been called to Philadelphia to attend the Constitutional Convention. How are you feeling? What is the atmosphere surrounding the convention? What do you believe should be included in the new Constitution?
Product, Performance, and Purpose: You will create a play, soliloquy or poem in order to show the impact of your founding father at the Constitutional Convention.
Standards and Criteria for Success: Your product needs to contain factual information about your character.
Your final task will be worth 40 points. A rubric is provided.
Goal:
Your task is to create a play, soliloquy, or poem.
Role:
You are a founding father who is attending the Constitutional Convention.
(You will be choosing one of six founding fathers: George Washington, John Adams, James Madison, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson or Alexander Hamilton.)
Audience:
Your target audience is your fellow founding fathers. (classmates)
Situation:
The context you find yourself in is: It's 1787 and you've been called to Philadelphia to attend the Constitutional Convention. How are you feeling? What is the atmosphere surrounding the convention? What do you believe should be included in the new Constitution?
Product, Performance, and Purpose:
You will create a play, soliloquy or poem in order to show the impact of your founding father at the Constitutional Convention.
Standards and Criteria for Success:
Your product needs to contain factual information about your character.
Your final task will be worth 40 points. A rubric is provided.